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Monday, October 4, 2010

Executive Orders and the U.S. Constitution

Republicans/conservatives/tea partiers delight in criticizing President Obama for using any of the many tools at his disposal when doing his job. The latest favorite is the Executive Order. Once again, they exploit the public’s civic and political illiteracy to spread their lies. Executive Orders are not laws. Presidents don't make laws. Congress does. They imply that the orders are unconstitutional, yet they didn’t have that problem with any orders issued by Republican presidents.

Read more . . .
http://www.examiner.com/public-policy-in-pittsburgh/executive-orders-and-the-u-s-constitution

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